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Patients who have undergone chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer often complain of a lack of mental focus; memory loss; and a general diminution in abilities such as multitasking, attention span, and general mental agility.
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GI conditions that will keep you out of the U.S. armed services include ulcers, varices, fistulas, esophagitis, gastritis, congenital abnormalities, inflammatory bowel disease, enteritis, colitis, proctitis, duodenal diverticula, malabsorption syndromes, hepatitis, cirrhosis, cysts, abscesses, pancreatitis, polyps, certain hemorrhoids, splenomegaly, hernias, recent abdominal surgery, GI bypass or stomach stapling, and artificial GI openings.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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There are major differences in the metabolism of morphine and the illegal drug heroin. Morphine mostly produces its CNS effects through m-receptors, and at k- and d-receptors. Heroin has a slight affinity for opiate receptors. Most of its actions are due to metabolism to active metabolites (6-acetylmorphine, morphine, and morphine-6-glucuronide).
Synaptic response of photoreceptors to dark and light.
Detritivores are often classified according to their body size as microflora, microfauna, mesofauna,
The anterior pituitary is sometimes called the master gland because it secretes many hormones that r
The dorsal-column medial-lemniscus system. The pathways from only one side of the body are shown.
A dose-response curve describes the relationship between the quantity of the chemical entering the ...
Body sites where the peripheral pulse is most easily palpated